The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1887-11-04

that the officers have made &c few mig
takes. The spirit that shot down Iii cold
blood Rev George g. Haddcck. stoned
the residences OF Prof. Fellows and other
good citizens in Iowa City. that threat
ened and executed mob violence IN Mar
shalItown and elsewhere, the spirit OF
intimidation, rusianism and murder man
ifested everywhere by this class the
spirit that shot down one 0f our owns con-
stables in the discharge OF his official
duty in becoming manner, and sent
pursuit Of Others at different times; that
caused these desperadoes TO more thar
once fire at the consfabIes and to attack
them with stones and clHbsls not q
spirit that justifies any officer In dealing
tenderly with it. We find that the sto-
ries industriously circulated In this and
other states by the enemies Of prohibition
concerning the brutality OF these eoasta-
bIes. are either base fabricatione or gross
exaggerafions OF the facts III trne in any
case, il was the right and duty OF those
knowing thereof to have the offenders
prosecuted. 10 say that the grand jury
would not act is 10 employ subterfuge.
| The difference between that body and
the circulators OF the ISLANDERS, Is that the
former requires evidence, sworn evidence;
with the latter, facts are not necessary,
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case. particularly, was investigated By
the grand jury, and the fifteen members
OF that body were practically unanimous
in ignoring it.
4 word as to the aMiIler- case. Here.
according to an address recently pub
hshed, man and his wife were taken
from their bed, put into jail. kept there
over night: taken before Iustiee. and
/ then discharged. no witnsss appearing
4 Cd = Eese #r4Ia
end we are further informed 4that the
wife was as respectable End chaste as any
| In the state.r What followed Instead
of pursuing the matter. and trying to
bring the offending officer to justice, the
couple ..ieave town. This way OF treat
ing such an outrage sufficiently js1stIfles
the committee In asking to be excused IL
ii measures the responsibility and eIlas
| fity OF the other views In the state by q
different standard But what has this
case got to do with the prohibitorv law
They were not arrested for yiolofioa OF
| that law amy more than they were for
horse stealing. unless we are to under
stand that he who attacks the brotheI
also assails the saloon rs 1t eontern-
plated to license other infarny Are the
the sons OF the people not enough for the
sacrifice The address to which we have
referred is not signed On the contrary,
| it Is put to the signatures long before
written. 1t is very injurious way 10
obtain signatures, but il IS not signed
It Is common thing with patent right
vendors
/ The man who circulates these false
/ hoods referred to seems to have adopted
Il the rule that "a lie to be efficient musf be
closely adhered to and often repeated-s
/ The falsity OF the charges as made are
such as leave no room for apology for
/ those who circulate them. In our opln-
E ion these consfables are entitled to the
Il thanks and support of all good citizens
for their periIous efforts TO enforce the
Il law Nor is It true as Infimafed that the
Il searches for the forbidden liquors are
made under new law. The statute un-
der which this action is he'd dates back
to 1855. except that it was slightly
amended in 1862. And when the officer
executes a search warrant he has yet
older law for his authority, one ahso-
! luteIy unaltered since its first adoption
! IN the year 1851. This law reads shns.
aThe officer may break open any outer
or inner door or window of house or
: any part of the house. or anything therein
to execute the warrant, II after notice Of
his authority and p1rpose. he be refused
| admission Section $685. Code.
The greatest surprise TO your comEait-
tee in this whole matter is to find that .
: considerable DumbPr OF persons who have
children to rear and property to protect.
should lend their names and the weight
of their influence 10 the decentralization
of the community and the destroying of
: the good name and prosperity OF their own
city. Such a fact Is truly astonishing,
but goes to show the length to which
some men viii 60 to prove their former
predictions true. to crafty their appe-
tites and preiudices, or to carry out their
: net notions
In view of this fact il becomes ali good
citizens. irrespective OF religious or polit-
| ical affiliations. or opinions, upon the alb
sfract question OF expediency bf enactinR
! the prohlbitory law. TO put forth the most
determined efforts IN the interest OF truth,
!, | the general enforcement OF law and order
! | and for vindicating the just reputation oi
our city against the ISLANDERS aaa indig-
Z mites that have been heaped upon It by
: those who should be its frie.ids.
Fl The committee announced that owing
7 to the short time they had had &c fheil
! disposal. they had not been able to cem.
plete the report, but wished 10 make Z
!. supplemental report OF finish at SONS
: future meeting. In accordance with fhi.
. il was moved that when the meeting ad
.. journed it do so to meet in one week fe
: hear the final report After another sons
: Attorney General Baker was introduced
He at once set the audience into good
: humor by witty and forcible exhorta
2 ton in behalf of the prohibitory law and
| against the men who are working IN th,
/. interest of saloons He had been dow
E in Missouri lately and had seen some o
!. the workings of the license plan, and see1
I how these men wanted our state to be
. come. He referred to the ~Ananias Soci
ETY. which they had down in Kansas, th,
head man of which was referred to q
], the ID. L." and he told hsw the Leade
r had received the honored position OF e
d L.. and that now Eiboeek had gone t
r Omaha and outdone all other members o
n the Ansnias Society by telling falsehood
about Des Moines, and he now maintain
undisputed the title OF ID. L. OF In
society. Mr.. Baker spoke but shor
2 time, after which the meeting adjourned
n More Effects of Prohibition.
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